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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Despereaux do instead of searching for food like the rest?
(a) He slept.
(b) He listened to the music.
(c) He read.
(d) He explored.

2. What part of Despereaux is complimented by the first human he meets?
(a) His feet.
(b) His hands.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His ears.

3. What were the last words the Queen spoke?
(a) There is a rat on the loose.
(b) There is a rat in my soup.
(c) There is a rat in the dining hall.
(d) That rat is at play.

4. On what day does Roscuro leave the dungeon to go into the light of the castle?
(a) On the Princess's birthday.
(b) On the day Despereaux is born.
(c) On Despereaux's first birthday.
(d) On the King's anniversary.

5. Why does Gregory save Despereaux?
(a) Because he can tell stories.
(b) Because Gregory is lonely.
(c) Because he spoke of love.
(d) Because of his big ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roscuro tell Botticelli he wants to do?

2. What incredible thing happens when the Princess smiles at Despereaux?

3. What did Furlough first notice when Despereaux was born?

4. How many brothers and sisters are in Despereaux's litter?

5. What does Despereaux wonder about that chills him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the killing of rats unsuccessful, and what did the King do?

2. How did the mice get to the dungeon?

3. When Despereaux faints, what does he wake up to see?

4. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?

5. How does Antoinette react as the last of her babies is being taken to the dungeon?

6. What causes Despereaux to fall in love with the Princess?

7. What happens when Princess Pea notices him swinging from the chandelier?

8. What is the outcome of Chiaroscuro's trip into the light?

9. What does Roscuro discover when he works up the courage to go upstairs into the light?

10. Why does Despereaux refuse to renounce his actions in front of the Mouse Council?

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